different between twill vs ticking

English

Alternative forms

• tweel

Etymology

From Middle English twyll, twylle, from Old English twilic (“two-threaded”), a partial calque of Latin bilix, bilic-, from bis (“twice”) + licium (“thread”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tw?l/
• Rhymes: -?l
• Homophone: 'twill

Noun

twill (countable and uncountable, plural twills)

1. (weaving) A pattern, characterised by diagonal ridges, created by the regular interlacing of threads of the warp and weft during weaving.
   • 1973, P. R. Lord, M. H. Mohamed, Weaving: Conversion of Yarn to Fabric, 2nd Edition, page 167,

     The twill weave is always given a direction; a right-hand twill is one in which the twill line runs from bottom left to top right and a left-hand twill is one in which the twill line runs from bottom right to top left. The angle of the twill is determined by the amount of shift in the points of interlacing.

   • 2000, Walter S. Sondhelm, 4: Technical fabric structures - 1. Woven fabrics, A. Richard Horrocks, Subhash C. Anand (editors), Handbook of Technical Textiles, page 68,

     Industrial uses of twill fabrics are mainly restricted to simple twills and only simple twills are described here. Broken twills, waved twills, herringbone twills and elongated twills are extensively used for suiting and dress fabrics.

   • 2002, Dianne Rose Jackman, Mary K. Dixon, Jill Condra, The Guide to Textiles for Interiors, page 98,

     Herringbone fabrics are a twill variation having the twill line reversed at regular intervals.

2. A cloth or portion of cloth woven in such a pattern.
   • 2006, Mark Montano, Carly Sommerstein, Window Treatments and Slipcovers For Dummies, page 33,

     Plain cotton twills, such as canvas, sailcloth, and denim, in mediumweight fabrics, can be a good choice for informal rooms that receive considerable wear and tear, such as rec rooms, dens, playrooms, or children's bedrooms.

Derived terms

• twill tape

Translations

Verb

twill (third-person singular simple present twills, present participle twilling, simple past and past participle twilled)

1. (transitive) To weave (cloth, etc.) so as to produce the appearance of diagonal lines or ribs on the surface.

Derived terms

• twilled

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?t?k??/
• Rhymes: -?k??

Etymology 1

tick (“sheet, cover”) +? -ing (“material, collection”).

Noun

ticking (plural tickings)

1. A strong cotton or linen fabric used to cover pillows and mattresses.
   • 1897, Rudyard Kipling, Captains Courageous, chapter 1

     Harvey saw with disgust that there were no sheets on his bed-place. He was lying on a piece of dingy ticking full of lumps and nubbles.

Translations

Etymology 2

Noun

ticking (plural tickings)

1. A sound of something ticking.
   • 1842, Laman Blanchard, "The Frolics of Time" in George Cruikshank's Omnibus

     Were they indeed the tickings of a hundred clocks — the fine low inward breathings of Time's children!

2. An illusional style of dance where one moves his or her body to the "tic" of the music creating a strobe or animated effect.

Verb

ticking

1. present participle of tick

Derived terms

• the clock is ticking

Etymology 3

tick (“tick mark”) +? -ing (“having the property”).

Noun

ticking (plural tickings)

1. A marking that occurs on some horses. It involves white flecks of hair at the flank, and white hairs at the base of the tail, called a skunk tail or rabicano. Sometimes referred to as birdcatcher ticks.

See also

• Ticking in the Encyclopædia Britannica (11th edition, 1911)